Karen Jaime, Associate Professor in Latina/o Studies and the Department of Performing and Media Arts in the College of Arts and Sciences received the Provost Award for Teaching Excellence in Graduate and Professional Degree Programs. This award honors faculty who excel in teaching and academic advising at the graduate level.
Jaime demonstrates extraordinary care in leading discussions, providing feedback and supporting students’ well-being.
With a focus on performance studies and feminist, gender and sexuality studies, she embodies Cornell’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, one student nominator wrote.
Her graduate seminars “Minoritarian Aesthetics” and “Nightlife” introduce graduate students to a range of theories at the intersection of performance studies and queer of color critique.
“I cannot put to words what it means to me as a queer of color scholar to be able to engage with works, theory, and class discussion that tells of my scholarship, my passions, and (vitally) my life,” a student nominator wrote.
Jaime demonstrates best practices for running an equitable, caring and rigorous seminar, and takes graduate students seriously as professionals, helping them prepare for careers in academia.
“She will continue to inspire her graduate students, who will, in turn, transform the field,” one nominator wrote.
